In 1785 English philosopher Jeremy Bentham designed the perfect prison: Cells circle a tower from which an unseen guard can…
Day: May 11, 2025
What it is: Arp 184 (NGC 1961)Where it is: 190 million light-years distant in the constellation Camelopardalis, the giraffe.When it…
Jaw-dropping images capturing the natural world, including an aging captive lion as well as an elephant wading through plastic, have…
Electronic microchips are at the heart of the modern world. They’re found in our laptops, our smartphones, our cars and…
Mathematics is the basis of all science and has come a long way since humans started counting. But when did…